| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chuskanus Barneby & Spellenb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-1900m |
| Description | densely finely hirsute, leaves silvery grey, 1-4cm, leaflets 9-15, obovate to oblong-elliptic, 2-9mm, raceme 4-10-flowered, pod sessile, ascendent, ovoid, shortly pilose, 6mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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